Samuel L. Jackson Furious With Marvel For Not Starring In Black Panther

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is
an ever expanding place. The shared universe will introduce its whopping 15th
film with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Phase Three will make have
strides in making the franchise more inclusive- with women and people of color
taking larger roles. And one of those upcoming game changers is the highly
anticipated Black Panther movie, which has accrued a stunning cast of actors.
But one major MCU figure is noticeably absent: Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury.
And it turns out that the legendary actor isn't too pleased about this slight.

Samuel L. Jackson recently sat
down with Sirius XM to promote his role in Kong: Skull Island, alongside fellow
Marvel players Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson. Eventually the subject of Black
Panther came up, and Jackson revealed his unhappiness with being left out of
the upcoming blockbuster. He said,

I can't go to Wakanda, for some reason. I'm
the only black character you've got in the Marvel universe right now, now for
some reason when you do a black Marvel movie, I can't show up in Wakanda? Okay,
fine. I'll meet him later.

Samuel L. Jackson is thoroughly
frustrated that he doesn't have a role in Black Panther, and I can't say that I
blame him. Being one of the only prominent people of color in the MCU, Jackson
previously had the responsibility of carrying the banner for the entire
universe. Luckily, Marvel realized their previous follies, and has been adding
more diversity to the MCU. But before then it was all on Jackson, who feels like
he should have been grandfathered into the Black Panther movie.

It should be interesting to see
how Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury functions in the MCU moving forward. In Phase
One, Fury was the string that bound the various independent stories together.
But as the MCU grew, Nick fury became less vital. After an awesome appearance
in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, faking his death, and his role in Age
of Ultron he essentially disappeared. So while Jackson may want to be included
in Black Panther, Nick Fury's return will probably be a bit more dramatic.

Black Panther will arrive in
theaters February 16th, 2018- but without Nick Fury